Sunday, January 24, 2016

The Gray Area

There is black. There is white. And then there is gray.

Is light the absence of darkness? Or is darkness the absence of light?
Is the glass half full or half empty? Who poured the glass?
What's the point of making my bed if I'm just going to sleep in it tonight?
If I have influence, does that mean people like me, or what I have to say?
If I'm scared, is it justified? If I'm angry, is it justified?
If I'm scared of the dark, am I simply afraid of the absence of light?
Does that make me a coward?
Does that make me an optimist?
Or is it all just the gray area?

What stops me from being me?
Is it fear or is it a lack of confidence? Or is that the same thing?
Why do I ask myself questions when no one is here to answer?
Does asking myself questions bring me closer to the truth?
What is the truth?
If it's 3:00 AM and I wake up, is there a reason?
Does it make me a fool?
Does it make me naive?
Or is it all just the gray area?

If I'm walking in a crowd of people and I hear my name, but it's not for me, am I an optimist because I turned around to see?
If I'm deceived, am I an idiot, or did I just not see it coming? Is that the same thing?
If I don't do what everyone else thinks I should, am I stupid, or am I unique? Is that the same thing?
I don't think so.
If you ask me what I'm doing because you want to hang out, and I say I'm busy, but I'm really not, am I a liar or am I a jerk? Both?
If I tell the truth and I hurt your feelings, am I a jerk or am I honest? Both?
Does it make me confused? (Yes)
Does it make me a jerk?
Or is it all just the gray area?

Some people say that there's fifty shades of gray. I don't really believe that. I think there's one shade of gray. What does it mean? Who the hell knows.

"Sometimes I feel I'm going nowhere. Sometimes I'm sure I never will. She says it because I'm always moving. I never notice cause I never stand still." -Passenger, "Rolling Stone"